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January 22, 2021 Wen Chen, Ph.D. In recent decades, neuroscience has made enormous progress in understanding how we sense and respond to the external world. Less is known about the interoceptive systemthe ways in which we sense and respond to signals from within ourselves. Dysfunctions in interoception may play important roles in many neurological, psychiatric, and behavioral disorders. Gaining a better understanding of how interoception works may help us develop better ways to treat these conditions. In a new review, The emerging science of interoception: sensing, integrating, interpreting, and regulating signals within the self, published inTrends in Neurosciences, a group of us from several National Institutes of Health (NIH) institutes and centers (ICs)proposes a unified research framework for interoception science in the hope of accelerating progress in this emerging field. We suggest definitions of key terms related to interoceptive processes, elaborate on the definitions through illustrative research findings, and provide brief overviews of central aspects of interoception. We also discuss the major research gaps and challenges, both conceptual and methodological, in interoception science. | |
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